Recipe - Faux-Fresh Tomato Soup

From: Gaye Levy
1 Onion; medium, chopped
1 Carrot; large, chopped
4 cup Chicken broth; reg strength
1 cn Tomato puree; 15 oz.
3 tablespoon Basil leaves; dried
Three fourths teaspoon Sugar
One half teaspoon White pepper
2 teaspoon Vegetable oil; optional

Spray the bottom of a 3 to 4 quart pan with PAM, or optionally, coat with
oil. Add the onion and carrot and cook, stirring occasionally, until both
the onion and the carrot are sweet tasting and tender when pierced. This
will take about 30 minutes.  Stir broth, tomato puree, basil sugar and
pepper into pan. Bring to a boil on high heat. Cover and simmer to blend
flavors, about 15 minutes.  With a slotted spoon, scoop vegetables and a
little of the broth into a food processor or blender. Whirl until smoothly
pureed. Pour vegetable mixture back into the pan; heat until steaming.
Ladle into bowls and enjoy.   Notes from Gaye: This recipe is adapted
from Sunset Magazine, circa 1987. What could be more filling (and warming)
this time of year than a large bowl of soup and some fresh bread? For the
bread, try the Italian Bread which is as local as bread can go...and go
easy on the butter or margarine.

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